Their last resort is the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, which, as primus inter pares (first among equals), theoretically has the authority to overturn decisions and reassign them.

The Siege of 1453 The Siege of 1453 was a defining moment for Constantinople and the world. The city, once considered ...

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990 ...

Credit: Bigdaddy1204 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons As the wealthy capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, Constantinople was a tempting target for many rulers during late antiquity and ...

Santhara wey dem dey also call sallekhana na practice wey some followers of di Jain religion dey perform. E involve to give up food and water and embrace death. No be really one fundamental ...

These two surviving factions maintained immense popularity within the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, centered in Constantinople ... factions over time—the Blues symbolizing the elite and religious ...

The grand 45-day Maha Kumbh, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, concludes today with the final sacred dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati in Prayagraj.

Andrew Scott is the original Hot Priest, but there are even more swoon-worthy religious figures for Us to obsess over. Yes, the Irish actor’s Fleabag character — named The Priest — is the ...

A sweeping census on the state of American religion reveals a less sensational tale of Christianity in decline and a rise of the religiously unaffiliated compared to a decade ago. Pew Research ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Choir members sing hymns at Christ Church in Philadelphia during Sunday service, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo ...